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Sept. 22, 1925. mmmfi;

W. T. M CARLEY CLIP Filed Jan. Sl, 1925 ATTORNEY Patented fiept. 22, 1925,

i WILLIAM??? MocARLnY, or-rmmne, TEXAS; I i

To all 'whomz't may concern ,1

Be itwknewn that 'LflVInLraMH'Ti 'Mo- CAI-Inna, a citizen} ofthe United States, res siding atiLuling, infthecounty OflGaldfi well and State of; Texas, have invented; new

and useful Improvements in Clips, of @which the following is a a specification.

This; il'lVQIltlOIlwIGlfitGS :to improvements in clips for use upon Ford automobiles and adapted toibe attached tov the front spring and cross member, of the chassis and which owing to its width will extend over-1 more space than the usual U-bolts now 1 in use 5011 theFordximorder to prevent theicar from rocking and prevent ithe-front'ifenders from ridingithefront wheels as well asato take the'strainaolfiof the frontqaxlet and cross member.

Another object of-the; invention is the provision of a clip bar which is received 011 the lower end portions of the bolt and having reduced and raised portions upon opposite sides of the clip bar in order Lu receive springs having seven and nine leaves respectively.

A further object of the invention is to provide a crank bearing upon the upper side thereof whereby the crank may be positioned therein and without changing the structural details of the Ford in any respect in order that the same may be readily and easily applied thereto.

ll ith the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the followiug novel features and details of construc tion, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a Ford auton'iobile showing the present invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1 and shown as applied to a seven leaf spring.

Figure 3 is a similar view showing the clip plate reversed and accommodating a nine leaf spring.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the clip bar showing the raised portion thereon.

Referring to the drawingin detail, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates the front cross member of a Ford automobile, 11 the axle and 12 the leaf p a of whi h a e of t e us al nd Application filedwia'niiary 31,1925. senarn ic i; I

well:lrnown construction and form no part of the present application for Letters Patent,

but are merely LshoWIbforI purposes of illusetration in bringing forward; theapurposes and vadvantages of theaabove BHlZllilTGClflll?) vent1on.- M

In the present invention',-wI provide pairs of Usbolts l3 fandw-l4e respectivelyyformed integnally: with ,and r extend 1 downwandl'iy from an upper portion} 15 which includes. thereonva; bcaning meinber 16$which; is adapted to receivea portioniof a crank, not shown, of the automobile therein. These; pairs of Uebolts 13 and-ilt have their up per inner sides flattened as at l'h'anduwhich areiadaptedto lie flush withithegouter side walls; of] vthe: channel-shaped cross member 10 into which the spring: is; positionechand iniorder ,that the same, that; isflthe springs, wilhbe held:againstrockingor. lateralmovee inentatherein.-' i

It is to be noted that the channel-shaped cross member 10 may receive either seven leaf or nine leaf springs and in order to provide means for accommodating these various springs having a multiplicity of leaves, I provide a clip plate 18 which in cludes an opening 19 centrally thereof and which is adapted to receive the lower end portion of a tie bolt 20 which extends centrally through the leaves of the springs. This plate 18 includes pairs of apertured lug members 21 and 22 which are adapted to receive the lower end portions of the U-bolts 13 and 14 respectively.

As clearly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing, wherein a seven leaf spring is positioned and in which view the clip plate 18 is shown as having a raised portion 23 which lies flush with the lower or main leaf of the seven leaf spring; and in Figure 3 of the drawing there is shown the same identical clip used and accommodating a nine leaf spring when the said clip plate 18 is reversed and the lower spring leaf is received within a depressed portion 24 in the opposite face of the clip plate 18.

In order to move the plate 23 vertically with respect to the bolts 13 and 14 a pair of castellated nuts 25 are received on the lower end portions of the bolts and held against accidental displacement thereon through the instrumentality of the usual Ordinary type of cotter pins 26. s

It will thus be noted that this clip may be use e ther 1 to r ng ears 9. trucks and a commodate either seven or nine leaf springs without departing or changing the struc ture of the clip in any way, shape, manner or form and yet be used on any make of Ford car.

It is also to be noted that this upper portion 15 of the clip extends over a greater distance than does theusual single U-bolt now in use on the Ford cars and having the wide plates upon the lower end portion thereof which will engage and lie flush with the lower face of the bottom leaf in order to prevent the spring leaves from buckling and preventing the cross member 10 from breaking as well as provide a bearing 16 for the crank of the automobile.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction, and the right is here-- in reserved to make such changes aspro'perly fall within the scope of the appended 7 claims.

Having thus described my invention what is claimed is:

1. A clip for use upon automobile cross members and leaf springs comprising a bearing member, a pair of U-bolts formed integral with and extending downwardly from said bearing member and receiving the :10 cross member therebetween, a plate member received upon the lower end portions of the U-bolts, said plate member having channeled and raised portions respectively upon opposite sides thereof, and means included upon the lower end portions of the U-bolts whereby the said plate will be held in adjusted position with respect to the cross member and leaf spring.

2. A clip for use upon automobiles comprising a bearing portion thereof, a pair of U-bolts formed integrally with and extending downwardly therefrom and receiving a channeled cross member therebetween, a leaf spring received within the channeled cross member, a plate member having a plurality of openings therein and adapted to be received on the lower end portions of the U-bolts and re member upon the upper ceive the lower end portions of the leaf spring tie bolt therein, said plate member having channeled and raised portions respectively upon opposite sides thereof, and adjusting nuts included upon the lower end portions of the U-bolts whereby the said plate member may be adjusted in order to re--' ceive leaf springs having varying numbers of leaves.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM T. MCCARLEY.

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